Page 80 of Ondine: Vol. 2

Freddie

Istand on the lawn of the Meier Pack house, holding Killer in my arms. I have this funny feeling that everything is going to work out. Ondine was exhausted after her long day and went up to her nest. I’ll join her soon.

Alpha Kam-po welcomed the new boys with so much love and joy. We spent all this time just figuring out who they were and where they came from. Two of them were sold to Man-ho by their families. The other three were volunteered (given to the school because of various reasons). Kam-po believes some of the boys could go home to their families.

Killer jumps out of my hands and takes off to the porch. Jake comes out to join me. I need a smoke. A lot happened in a short amount of time. My brother called me with my crying omega begging me to come back to her. I got here as quickly as I could,and discovered a happy little omega with her charming ginger boyfriend. A beta.

Who Jake bonded so he could ensure she bonds with them.

Jake comes over and stands beside me.

“I didn’t think we needed to discuss bonding us with your pack, Jake. I thought it was obvious.”

I wasn’t going to make him feel any more tender about the subject, but we have to talk about it.

“It was a plan already in motion. She was making me nervous. We had a contract. But I needed to make sure nothing got in our way. You were the biggest surprise. And while I hoped you’d want us, I knew you’d do whatever she said. And she loves this guy. She loved him before us.”

I take out my cigarette, light it, and take a short drag.

I nod my head.

He adds, “But I see how that didn’t make me feel any better. Ondine was right to call me out.”

“You’ve been needing her to step up and put you in your place. She’s been fighting her nature, and I’m happy you’ve compelled her to step into it. Omegas are in control of the pack. They are the suns upon which we orbit. Ondine needed to take her place. It’ll help balance everyone. Including you”

I then change the subject, “I know that you said you were done with me, after Man-ho took Ondine. But I have an update.”

Jake sobers up.

“My mother used her influence over the senator to make changes at the Institute. Apparently, any former student from the Man-ho school is automatically denied omega placement. Man-ho was understandably upset.”

Jake is blank as he processes this news.

“My pack was denied.”

“Yes, she also made sure of that. I guess she wanted Shadow to come to her if he ever wanted an omega.”

His face morphs into rage.

“Her meddling has caused a lot of problems.”

“Yes. And she doesn’t seem to understand that she put her own mate in harm’s way. She stands by it.”

“I’ll see what we can do.”

“It’s not our problem. I say we let the consequences befall her. My father was there the whole time. He knows what they did. Man-ho is all I find abhorrent and evil in this world, and yet I still think it’s wrong to deny his students a chance at placement.”

“Maybe we will go public with this. Let chaos happen.”

I snuff out my cigarette and then collect the filter for the trash. I need to go back to Ondine.

“Maybe.”

I then tell Jake about the five students I took to the monastery. That they were well received and already doing much better. And I tell him about Simon, that he has already texted me about helping them out some more. He’s given my contact info to some of the families of kids that aren’t there on upstanding terms. They are there as blackmail or paying off a debt.

There’s a lot of people who need someone to help them.

“I’d like to hire Meier Protections to help keep them safe and any other kids I can get out of there. I’ll pay for it obviously.”